Special Collection: Trump Administration 2.0: Litigation and Investigations Involving the Government

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This collection includes litigation and DOJ investigations brought by, or otherwise involving, the second Trump administration. Cases in this collection deal with a broad range of civil rights issues, including but not limited to immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive rights, and freedom of speech and the media. Click here for cases brought against the Trump Administration, here for cases brought by the second Trump Administration, and here for cases in which the Administration has reversed course.

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91 Cases
LABOR RIGHTS
National Council of Prison Locals, American Federation of Government Employees v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

3:25-cv-01907 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: Nov. 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

BOP Employees challenge termination of collective bargaining agreement under EO 14251.

Case Is Ongoing
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. U.S. Department of Education

1:25-CV-13244 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Nov. 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

State coalition challenges selective elimination of public service loan forgiveness.

Case Is Ongoing
EDUCATION
The Board of Education of The City School District of The City of New York v. United States Department of Education

1:25-cv-08547 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Oct. 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

NYCPS sues DOE for cutting magnet school funding over gender inclusionary policy

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
CODING IN PROCESS
U.S. v. Carillo

2:22-cr-00573 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Oct. 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Criminal defense attorneys challenge authority of Acting U.S. Attorney for the State of California.

Case Is Ongoing
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
U.S. v. Ismael Garcia Jr.

2:25-cr-00655 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Oct. 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Criminal defense attorneys challenge authority of Acting U.S. Attorney for the State of California.

Judgment for Plaintiff
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
United States v. Ramirez

5:25-cr-00264 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Aug. 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

Criminal defense attorneys challenge authority of Acting U.S. Attorney for the State of California.

Case Is Ongoing
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Axalta Coating Systems LLC v. FAA

23-02376 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Filed Date: Aug. 1, 2023

Closed Date: July 15, 2025

Trump Administration declines to defend the constitutionality of job protections for administrative law judges.

Appeal Pending

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Luevano v. Ezell

1:79-cv-00271 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 29, 1979

Closed Date: Aug. 1, 2025

Second Trump administration moved to terminate decades-old consent decree meant to protect equal employment in the civil service.

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
DOJ Investigation of Alabama Department of Public Health

No docket (out of court) | No Court

Trump DOJ terminated environmental justice settlement with Alabama Department of Public Health and Lowndes County Health Department.

Administrative Matter Closed
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
CODING IN PROCESS
Maltinsky v. Patel

1:25-cv-04031 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Nov. 19, 2025

Case Ongoing

Quantico trainee challenges his sudden termination for displaying pride flag in his former FBI office.

Case Is Ongoing
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
City of Saint Paul, Minnesota v. Wright

1:25-cv-03899 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Nov. 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

Saint Paul, MN sues after Trump admin cancels clean-energy projects in Democratic-voting states

Case Is Ongoing
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Mittereder v. Noem

1:25-cv-01991 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Nov. 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Transgender TSA officer challenges new policies removing duties and workplace protections

Case Is Ongoing
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Etienne v. Ferguson

3:25-cv-05461 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: May 29, 2025

Closed Date: Oct. 14, 2025

Trump DOJ intervened to challenge Washington state law requiring Catholic priests to report suspected child abuse or neglect when disclosed by penitents in confession.

Injunction Granted
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
United States v. Mississippi State Senate

3:24-cv-00712 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: Nov. 8, 2024

Closed Date: April 15, 2025

Trump DOJ dropped racial discrimination lawsuit.

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
United States v. South Bend City of Indiana

3:24-cv-00830 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Filed Date: Oct. 11, 2024

Closed Date: Feb. 28, 2025

Trump administration reversed position in DOJ employment discrimination lawsuit against South Bend, Indiana Police

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
United States v. City of Durham, North Carolina

1:24-cv-00838 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Oct. 7, 2024

Closed Date: Feb. 25, 2025

Trump administration reversed position in DOJ employment discrimination lawsuit against Durham, North Carolina

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Mid-America Milling Company v. U.S. Department of Transportation

3:23-cv-00072 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

Filed Date: Oct. 26, 2023

Case Ongoing

Ongoing challenge to federal transportation program's disadvantaged business policies in Kentucky.

Preliminary Injunction Granted
FAIR HOUSING/LENDING/INSURANCE
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection v. Townstone Financial, Inc.

1:20-cv-04176 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: July 15, 2020

Closed Date: Nov. 7, 2024

The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection under Trump moved to set aside racial redlining settlement.

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Reversed

SCHOOL DESEGREGATION
United States of America v. Hendry County School District

1:70-cv-01069 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Filed Date: July 17, 1970

Closed Date: Aug. 5, 2025

1970 lawsuit challenging operation of a dual school system based on race in Hendry County, Florida; permanent injunction entered in 1975; parties stipulated to dismissal in 2025.

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)
SCHOOL DESEGREGATION
United States of America v. State of Mississippi

3:70-cv-04706 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: July 9, 1970

Closed Date: Aug. 6, 2025

Mississippi school desegregation lawsuit led to integration of multiple districts; consent decree in Copiah County dissolved upon joint motion of the parties in August 2025.
SCHOOL DESEGREGATION
United States v. Plaquemines Parish School Board

2:66-cv-00071 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Jan. 1, 1966

Closed Date: April 30, 2025

U.S. school desegregation case against Plaquemines Parish ended in 1975, though federal monitoring reportedly continued until 2023; parties jointly stipulate to dismiss case in 2025.

Injunction Granted
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. McIver

2:25-mj-15118 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: May 19, 2025

Case Ongoing

Trump DOJ charged Democratic U.S. Representative with assault after she visited a New Jersey immigrant detention center.

Case Is Ongoing
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Finn v. Global Engagement Center

3:25-cv-00543 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: May 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by healthcare professionals against federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and social media platforms for alleged coordinated censorship campaign.

Case Is Ongoing
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Flowers Title Companies, LLC v. Bessent

6:25-cv-00127 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Biden-era FinCEN rule requiring collection and reporting of details pertaining to certain non-financed real estate transfers.

Case Is Ongoing
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. v. De Moraes

8:25-cv-00411 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: Feb. 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Trump Media challenge the suspension of U.S.-based social media accounts by judge on Brazil's highest court.

Temporary Restraining Order Denied
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Cornerstone Credit Union League v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

4:25-cv-00016 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Filed Date: Jan. 7, 2025

Closed Date: July 11, 2025

Challenge by trade associations against CFPB for a Final Rule that precludes the inclusion of medical debt on consumer reports.

Judgment for Plaintiff
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
National Religious Broadcasters v. Werfel

6:24-cv-00311 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Filed Date: Aug. 28, 2024

Case Ongoing

Challenge by religious organizations against the IRS for their classification as entities prohibited from expressing views about political candidates.

Case Is Ongoing
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Missouri v. Biden

4:24-cv-00520 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: April 9, 2024

Case Ongoing

Multi-state lawsuit challenging federal student loan forgiveness program.

Preliminary Injunction Granted
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
United States v. Denka Performance Elastomer, LLC

2:23-00735 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Feb. 28, 2023

Closed Date: March 7, 2025

Challenge by United States against Denka and DuPont for chloroprene emissions allegedly posing imminent public health danger.

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)
HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
United States v. State of Idaho

1:22-cv-00329 | U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho

Filed Date: Aug. 2, 2022

Closed Date: March 5, 2025

Trump DOJ dismissed lawsuit challenging Idaho abortion ban under EMTALA.

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
CODING IN PROCESS
Maltinsky v. Patel

1:25-cv-04031 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Nov. 19, 2025

Case Ongoing

Quantico trainee challenges his sudden termination for displaying pride flag in his former FBI office.

Case Is Ongoing
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
American Alliance For Equal Rights v. Bennett

1:25-cv-00669 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Jan. 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

U.S. Department of Justice intervened in challenge to IL law requiring the public disclosure of nonprofit board members' aggregated demographic data.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Appeal Pending

SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Frankel v. Regents of The University of California

2:24-cv-04702 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: June 5, 2024

Case Ongoing

Jewish students sued University of California for failure to protect Jewish students during on-campus protests.

Settled: Case Closed

Appeal Pending

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sheetz, Inc.

3:24-cv-00231 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: April 17, 2024

Case Ongoing

EEOC under Trump dismissed employment discrimination lawsuit alleging disparate impact on Black, Native American, and multiracial applicants.

Case Is Ongoing
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
United States v. City of Norfolk

2:78-cv-00418 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Aug. 28, 1978

Closed Date: Aug. 11, 2025

Castigating the prior order as inappropriate "DEI" micromanagement, the Trump Administration dissolved 1978 equal employment consent decree governing Norfolk Police and Fire Departments.

Judgment for Plaintiff
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
United States v. James

2:25-cr-00122 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Oct. 9, 2025

Case Ongoing

Grand jury indicts New York Attorney General for mortgage fraud in Virginia

Case Is Ongoing
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
CODING IN PROCESS
U.S. v. Carillo

2:22-cr-00573 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Oct. 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Criminal defense attorneys challenge authority of Acting U.S. Attorney for the State of California.

Case Is Ongoing
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
U.S. v. Ismael Garcia Jr.

2:25-cr-00655 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Oct. 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Criminal defense attorneys challenge authority of Acting U.S. Attorney for the State of California.

Judgment for Plaintiff
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
United States v. Comey

1:25-cr-00272 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Sept. 25, 2025

Case Ongoing

The Trump Administration has indicted former FBI Director Jim Comey with two felonies: making a false statement and obstructing a congressional proceeding.

Case Is Ongoing
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
United States v. Enriquez, Jr.

3:25-cr-00026 | U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

Filed Date: Aug. 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Criminal defendants file motion to dismiss on the grounds that Nevada's AUSA is not validly presiding over their cases.

Judgment for Defendant

Appeal Pending

CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
United States v. Ramirez

5:25-cr-00264 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Aug. 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

Criminal defense attorneys challenge authority of Acting U.S. Attorney for the State of California.

Case Is Ongoing
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
United States v. Jackson

2:25-cr-00240 | U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

Filed Date: Aug. 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

Criminal defendants file motion to dismiss on the grounds that Nevada's AUSA is not validly presiding over their cases.

Case Is Ongoing

Appeal Pending

PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
United States v. Garcia

2:25-cr-00230 | U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

Filed Date: July 30, 2025

Case Ongoing

Criminal defendants file motion to dismiss on the grounds that Nevada's AUSA is not validly presiding over their cases.

Case Is Ongoing

Appeal Pending

PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
United States v. Salazar Del Real

2:25-cr-00227 | U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

Filed Date: July 29, 2025

Case Ongoing

Criminal defendants file motion to dismiss on the grounds that Nevada's AUSA is not validly presiding over their cases.

Case Is Ongoing

Appeal Pending

CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
United States v. Pina

2:25-cr-00436 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: Oct. 16, 2023

Case Ongoing

The events leading up to this case are thoroughly summarized in United States v. Giuard III, one of the two criminal cases in which a defendant moved to disqualify Acting United States Attorney for t…

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Case Is Ongoing

Appeal Pending

CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
United States v. Giraud III

1:24-cr-00768 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: Dec. 7, 2021

Case Ongoing

U.S. filed criminal complaint in New Jersey charging Defendant with drug distribution and firearm offenses.

Judgment for Defendant

Appeal Pending

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Orellana Castaneda v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

2:17-cv-04267 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: July 18, 2017

Case Ongoing

Challenge to unlawful detainment of undocumented migrants past their release dates by county law enforcement to help ICE.

Judgment for Plaintiff

Appeal Pending

PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
State of New York v. Rollins

6:25-cv-02186 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: Nov. 26, 2025

Case Ongoing

Multi-state coalition challenges new policy regarding SNAP benefits for non-citizens.

Case Is Ongoing
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Moreno Gonzalez v. Noem

1:25-cv-13323 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Oct. 30, 2025

Case Ongoing

Nationwide class action challenges unconstitutional conditions at ICE’s Broadview facility.

Temporary Restraining Order Granted
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Immigration Center for Women and Children v. Noem

2:25-cv-09848 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Oct. 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

ICWC sues DHS challenging policy allowing for the deportation of noncitizen survivors of domestic violence

Case Is Ongoing
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

1:25-cv-03299 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Oct. 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

ASAP sues DHS, DOJ, and leadership over retroactive asylum fee rollout under the Big Beautiful Bill.

Case Is Ongoing
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Village of Broadview v. US Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-12164 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Oct. 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Broadview sues DHS over illegal ICE fence blocking village street.

Case Is Ongoing
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Doe/LBRRN v. Department of Homeland Security

3:25-mc-80288 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 19, 2025

Case Ongoing

Instagram user documenting ICE seeks to quash de-anonymizing subpoena.

Case Is Ongoing
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
L.G.M.L. v. Kristi Noem

1:25-cv-02942 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 31, 2025

Case Ongoing

Guatemalan unaccompanied minors challenged their summary deportation.

Preliminary Injunction Granted
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
M.A. v. Guthrie (Collier County)

2:25-cv-00765 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: Aug. 22, 2025

Case Ongoing

Alligator Alcatraz detainee demands release on behalf of proposed class, as well as injunction to close the facility.

Case Is Ongoing
POLICING
CODING IN PROCESS
Central American Refugee Center v. Ryder

613541/2025 | New York state supreme court

Filed Date: June 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Nassau County Police Department's 287(g) agreement with ICE, under which they gained an the local police immigration enforcement role.

Case Is Ongoing
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
CODING IN PROCESS
Rodriguez Vazquez v. Bostock

3:25-cv-05240 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: March 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Class action challenges Tacoma court’s no-bond policy and BIA delays.

Case Is Ongoing
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
United States v. Adams

1:24-cr-00556 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Sept. 24, 2024

Closed Date: April 2, 2025

Trump Administration seeks to dismiss criminal charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams, so that he can focus attention on immigration enforcement.

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)
CHILD WELFARE
United States v. Southwest Key Programs, Inc.

1:24-cv-00798 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: July 17, 2024

Closed Date: March 12, 2025

challenge to sexual abuse in shelter care facilities for unaccompanied minors

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Padres Unidos de Tulsa v. Drummond

5:24-cv-00526 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: May 23, 2024

Case Ongoing

Second Trump administration reversed position on Oklahoma law imposing state penalties on undocumented immigrants.

Preliminary Injunction Granted
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. Oklahoma

5:24-cv-00511 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: May 21, 2024

Case Ongoing

Second Trump administration reversed position on Oklahoma law imposing state penalties on undocumented immigrants.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. State of Iowa

4:24-cv-00162 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Filed Date: May 9, 2024

Closed Date: June 23, 2025

Second Trump administration reversed position on Iowa law imposing state penalties on undocumented immigrants.

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Affirmed

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. State of Texas

1:24-cv-00008 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: Jan. 3, 2024

Case Ongoing

Ongoing federal lawsuit challenging Texas's state immigration enforcement law.

Case Is Ongoing

Appeal Pending

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Orellana Castaneda v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

2:17-cv-04267 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: July 18, 2017

Case Ongoing

Challenge to unlawful detainment of undocumented migrants past their release dates by county law enforcement to help ICE.

Judgment for Plaintiff

Appeal Pending

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Mittereder v. Noem

1:25-cv-01991 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Nov. 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Transgender TSA officer challenges new policies removing duties and workplace protections

Case Is Ongoing
EDUCATION
Fairfax County School Board v. McMahon

1:25-cv-01432 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Aug. 29, 2025

Case Ongoing

Trump Administration claims school violated Title IX through transgender-friendly bathroom policies.

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Appeal Pending

HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
QueerDoc PLLC v. United States Department of Justice

2:25-mc-00042 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: July 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Telehealth provider of gender affirming care seeks to quash DOJ HIPAA subpoena.

Judgment for Plaintiff

Appeal Pending

SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Christian Employers Alliance v. United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

1:25-cv-00007 | U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota

Filed Date: Jan. 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Biden-era EEOC position on gender identity discrimination in the workplace. No Trump Administration appearance as yet.

Case Is Ongoing
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Lucas v. Brik Enterprises, Incorporated

2:24-cv-12817 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: Oct. 25, 2024

Closed Date: Aug. 22, 2025

Trump administration reversed EEOC position on federal employment protections for transgender employees.

Case Is Ongoing
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Starboard Group, Inc.

3:24-cv-02260 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Oct. 1, 2024

Case Ongoing

Trump Administration reverses EEOC position on federal employment protections for transgender employees.

Case Is Ongoing
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Lush Handmade Cosmetics, LLC

5:24-cv-06859 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2024

Case Ongoing

Trump Administration reverses EEOC position on federal employment protections for transgender employees.

Case Is Ongoing
DISABILITY RIGHTS
State of Texas v. Becerra

5:24-cv-00225 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: Sept. 26, 2024

Closed Date: Oct. 31, 2025

State challenge to Biden Administration's discrimination protections for transgender individuals; Trump Administration is likely to change sides.

Administrative Matter Closed
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Reggio's Pizza, Inc.

1:24-cv-08910 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Sept. 25, 2024

Case Ongoing

Trump Administration reverses EEOC position on federal employment protections for transgender employees.

Case Is Ongoing
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Boxwood Hotels, LLC

1:24-cv-00902 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Filed Date: Sept. 25, 2024

Case Ongoing

Trump Administration reverses EEOC position on federal employment protections for transgender employees.

Case Is Ongoing
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
State of Texas v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

2:24-cv-00173 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: Aug. 15, 2024

Closed Date: May 15, 2025

Texas challenged the EEOC’s April 2024 guidance about workplace harassment of transgender employees; Trump Administration is likely to change sides.

Judgment for Plaintiff
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Harmony Hospitality, LLC

1:24-cv-00357 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: June 13, 2024

Closed Date: July 14, 2025

Trump Administration reverses EEOC position on federal employment protections for transgender employees.

Settled: Case Closed
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. LAS Hardwoods, Inc

1:24-cv-04899 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: June 13, 2024

Case Ongoing

Challenge by the EEOC against LAS Hardwoods for alleged employment discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Case Is Ongoing
EDUCATION
State of Louisiana v. U.S. Dept of Education

3:24-cv-00563 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Filed Date: April 29, 2024

Case Ongoing

States challenge federal Title IX gender identity rules, win preliminary injunction.
HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
United States v. State of Utah

2:24-cv-00241 | U.S. District Court for the District of Utah

Filed Date: April 2, 2024

Closed Date: Jan. 29, 2025

Trump DOJ voluntarily dismisses lawsuit against Utah for failing to provide gender-affirming care to transgender inmate.

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sis-Bro, Inc.

3:24-cv-00968 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Filed Date: March 28, 2024

Case Ongoing

Trump Administration reverses EEOC position on federal employment protections for transgender employees.

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)
PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS/CONTRACTING
Voe v. Mansfield

1:23-cv-00864 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Oct. 11, 2023

Case Ongoing

Trump administration reversed position in DOJ statement of interest in case about gender-affirming care for minors

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending
HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
L. W. v. Skrmetti

3:23-cv-00376 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Filed Date: April 20, 2023

Closed Date: July 9, 2025

Private challenge to Tennessee statute prohibiting gender affirming care for minors. Trump Administration switched sides to support the state.

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Supreme Court Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Moreno Gonzalez v. Noem

1:25-cv-13323 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Oct. 30, 2025

Case Ongoing

Nationwide class action challenges unconstitutional conditions at ICE’s Broadview facility.

Temporary Restraining Order Granted
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Harris v. Lee

25-1461-I | Tennessee state trial court

Filed Date: Oct. 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Mayor and Commissioners of Shelby County challenge Governor's unlawful deployment of Tennessee National Guard

Injunction Granted
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
District of Columbia v. Trump

1:25-cv-03005 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Sept. 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

District of Columbia sues President Trump and other military agencies and officials for the unlawful deployment of National Guard troops in D.C.

Preliminary Injunction Granted
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
M.A. v. Guthrie (Collier County)

2:25-cv-00765 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: Aug. 22, 2025

Case Ongoing

Alligator Alcatraz detainee demands release on behalf of proposed class, as well as injunction to close the facility.

Case Is Ongoing
POLICING
CODING IN PROCESS
Central American Refugee Center v. Ryder

613541/2025 | New York state supreme court

Filed Date: June 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Nassau County Police Department's 287(g) agreement with ICE, under which they gained an the local police immigration enforcement role.

Case Is Ongoing
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
CODING IN PROCESS
Rodriguez Vazquez v. Bostock

3:25-cv-05240 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: March 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Class action challenges Tacoma court’s no-bond policy and BIA delays.

Case Is Ongoing
POLICING
United States of America v. City of Minneapolis

0:25-cv-00048 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Jan. 6, 2025

Closed Date: May 27, 2025

Federal civil rights investigation of Minneapolis Police resulted in reform agreement; case dismissed upon filing by Trump Administration.

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)
POLICING
United States of America v. Louisville Metro/Jefferson County Government

3:24-cv-00722 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Filed Date: Dec. 12, 2024

Case Ongoing

Proposed consent decree between U.S. and Louisville Metro Police Department; the Trump Administration has asked for time to consider its position.

Case Is Ongoing
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
United States v. South Bend City of Indiana

3:24-cv-00830 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Filed Date: Oct. 11, 2024

Closed Date: Feb. 28, 2025

Trump administration reversed position in DOJ employment discrimination lawsuit against South Bend, Indiana Police

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
United States v. Maryland Department of State Police

1:24-cv-02862 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Oct. 2, 2024

Closed Date: March 3, 2025

Consent decree between U.S. and Maryland Department of State Policing over discriminatory hiring practices; case dismissed after the Trump Administration assumed control of DOJ.

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Deep South Today v. Murrill

3:24-cv-00623 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

Filed Date: July 31, 2024

Case Ongoing

Press groups challenge Louisiana’s “25-foot rule” restricting recording of police. Injunction granted and case on appeal.

Judgment for Plaintiff

Appeal Pending

PRISON CONDITIONS
California Coalition for Women Prisoners v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

4:23-cv-04155 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Aug. 16, 2023

Case Ongoing

Consent decree between U.S. and women formerly incarcerated at FCI Dublin; settlement approved by district court over objections from the Trump Administration.

Injunction Granted
POLICING
Illinois v. City of Chicago

1:17-cv-06260 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Aug. 29, 2017

Case Ongoing

Civil rights lawsuit against Chicago resulted in police reforms through ongoing consent decree initiated in 2017.
POLICING
United States v. City of Seattle

2:12-cv-01282 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: July 27, 2012

Case Ongoing

Lawsuit and consent decree addressing excessive use of force by Seattle Police Department; much of decree terminated in 2023 upon full compliance; final provisions terminated and case dismissed in September 2025.

Settled: Case Closed
POLICING
United States v. City of New Orleans

2:12-cv-01924 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: July 24, 2012

Case Ongoing

Ongoing civil rights case over policing practices in New Orleans; Trump Administration seeks dismissal.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
United States v. City of Norfolk

2:78-cv-00418 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Aug. 28, 1978

Closed Date: Aug. 11, 2025

Castigating the prior order as inappropriate "DEI" micromanagement, the Trump Administration dissolved 1978 equal employment consent decree governing Norfolk Police and Fire Departments.

Judgment for Plaintiff